NASA Bets On Boeing Starliner For Crewed Return In 2028

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg will command Boeing Starliner’s return to crewed flight in 2028 as NASA prepares for a future beyond SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Orbit For First Time In Historic Flight 14

SpaceX Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, Sept. 28, as it began a 10-hour mission that will end with its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Is Heading To Orbit–With A Lot On The Line

What’s at stake for next week’s Starship flight, where the real AI safety focus should be and more in this week’s Prototype.

This Startup Is Building Octopus-Inspired Tow Trucks For Space

Spaceships with tentacles. Designing an award-winning drug. How the Fed hiking rates will impact emerging tech. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Ukraine To Scale Up Robot War By “An Order Of Magnitude”

Ukrainian-Estonian Ark company Robotics wants to orchestrate entire armies of robots and drones. Their hardware is already fielded and advancing fast.

Russian Strike On Ukraine Train: Failed Assassination Or Warning Shot?

While Moscow’s drone strike just missed the Ukrainian train Boris Johnson was traveling on, it is unclear whether the attack was specifically aimed at assassinating him.

Why The Future Belongs To Products That Can Think Together

AI is changing what makes products valuable, as intelligent systems let hardware perceive, coordinate and act together, making machines smarter, scalable and effective.

Leader-Follower Setup May Enable Ukraine’s Rapid-Fire FPV Strikes

Videos from Ukraine suggest that some FPVs may be using a Leader-Follower setup: the operator guides a drone to target, and automated followers hit the same spot.

Satellite Titan SES Aids Those Fleeing Floods On The Roof Of The World

Expanding its life-saving humanitarian projects worldwide, satellite operator SES is racing to beam high-speed Wi-Fi connections to rescue workers across flood-hit Nepal.

Real-Life Avatar Pandoras? Astronomers Search Galaxy For Livable Moons

Astronomers are counting down to using the new Roman Space Telescope to scan the Milky Way for alien moons that might be habitable, says one of Roman’s chief scientists.